Rational Imitation in 12-Month-Old Infants

Autor/inn/en	Schwier, Christiane; van Maanen, Catharine; Carpenter, Malinda; Tomasello, Michael
Titel	Rational Imitation in 12-Month-Old Infants
Quelle	In: Infancy, 10 (2006) 3, S.303-311 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-0008
Schlagwörter	Imitation; Infants; Intention; Infant Behavior; Cognitive Development; Thinking Skills; Attention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Kognitive Entwicklung; Denkfähigkeit; Aufmerksamkeit
Abstract	Gergely, Bekkering, and Kiraly (2002) demonstrated that 14-month-old infants engage in "rational imitation." To investigate the development and flexibility of this skill, we tested 12-month-olds on a different but analogous task. Infants watched as an adult made a toy animal use a particular action to get to an endpoint. In 1 condition there was a barrier that prevented a more straightforward action and so gave the actor no choice but to use the demonstrated action. In the other condition there was no barrier, so the actor had a free choice to use the demonstrated action or not. Twelve-month-olds showed the same pattern of results as in Gergely and colleagues' study: They copied the particular action demonstrated more often when the adult freely chose to use the action than when she was forced to use it. Twelve-month-olds, too, thus show an understanding of others' intentions as rational choices and can use this understanding in cultural learning contexts. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10